Torstenson War

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The Torstenson War was a mid-17th-century conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway, fought mainly in Scandinavia and the Baltic region as part of the wider struggles of the Thirty Years’ War.

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Torstenson War canonical 3
Torstensson War 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century war
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Second Punic War
surface form: Hannibal War

Torstenson War
surface form: Torstensson War
belligerent Denmark–Norway
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Sweden
cause Danish intervention against Sweden in the Thirty Years’ War
Swedish attempt to break Danish control of the Baltic Sea
chronology followed Kalmar War
commander Christian IV of Denmark NERFINISHED
Hannibal Sehested
Lennart Torstenson
concludedBy Treaty of Brömsebro
Treaty of Brömsebro
surface form: Truce of Malmö (1645)
conflictBetween Denmark–Norway
Sweden
date 1643–1645
effect Strengthened Sweden as a Baltic great power
Weakened Danish dominance in the Baltic Sea
endTime 1645
locatedIn Baltic region
Scandinavia
namedAfter Lennart Torstenson
outcome Danish campaign against Swedish possessions in northern Germany
surface form: Denmark–Norway lost control over parts of the Baltic coast

Sweden gained territories from Denmark–Norway
partOf Thirty Years' War
surface form: Thirty Years’ War
place Baltic Sea
Halland
Jutland
Norway
Scania
relatedTo Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)
result Swedish victory
significantBattle Battle of Colberger Heide
Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
Battle of Jüterbog
Battle of Kolding
significantEvent Norwegian attacks on Swedish territories
Swedish invasion of Denmark–Norway
surface form: Swedish invasion of Jutland

Swedish invasion of Denmark–Norway
surface form: Swedish occupation of Halland
startTime 1643
territorialChange Sweden received Gotland
Sweden received Halland for 30 years
Sweden received Härjedalen
Sweden received Idre and Särna
Sweden
surface form: Sweden received Jämtland

Sweden received Ösel (Saaremaa)

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Carl Gustaf Wrangel participantIn Torstenson War
Kalmar War followedBy Torstenson War
Torstenson War alsoKnownAs Torstenson War
this entity surface form: Torstensson War